1.) Stanton’s Sheet Music is a site that provides printable sheet music for Orchestra, Concert Band, Jazz, Marching Bang, Choral, Handbell, and General music. 2.) K-12 Resources for Music Educators is a valuable resource for music educators and students of all areas and educational levels. Regularly updated. For over fifteen years, the most visited and valued music education resource website available internationally. Carefully researched and commercial free. 3.) The Virtual Piano is a web based piano that you can play using the keyboard or mouse. 4.) The Music Resources Wiki is a great resource for finding other resources. I highly recommend seeing what you can find. 5.) KissTunes turns your computer keyboard into a virtual keyboard. You can record your tunes and then upload them to popular social media sites. 6.) MusicEdTech is a blog for teachers interested in integrating technology into music education. Valuable and updated resources and experiences are shared here regularly. 7.) MusicPLN is an online social network and professional learning network for music educators to share and discuss how they are teaching music education. 8.) Staff Notes is free printable staff paper that allows customizable options for you and your students who are interested in writing their own music. 9.) Royalty Free Music is a resource list of websites that provide music that is free to download and publish or use. Great for presentations. 10.)Monkey Machine is a free online drum machine for creating drum loops and providing rhythmic accompaniment for musicians. 11.)Inudge is a website to create music using nothing but your mouse. You can select different instruments and notes and create music. 12.)10 Online Resources Where You Can Learn to ReadMusic is a valuable resource that provides a link, image, and explanation of ten sites to learn how to read music. Great for your students struggling with this concept. 13.)I found this great blog post from the InTec InSights blog that contains several musical instrument interactives that would be great for classrooms with Interactive Whiteboards or Wireless Slates. 14.)The International Music Score Library Project is a music library to provide music scores free of charge to anyone with internet access, with several other projects in planning. IMSLP is also entirely collaborative, and all contributions are greatly welcome. 15.)Musictheory.net is a great website to find lessons, exercises, and tools for teaching music. Free Technology for Teachers has a great blog post about it, so I will point you there instead of reinventing the wheel. 16.)Songsterr is a website that provides visitors with the music sheets for popular music so that students can learn to play the popular songs out there. It also plays it on the music on the web as well so you can hear it at the same time. 17.)Weezic is a website where you can choose your instrument, pick and print your music, and then be accompanied by an entire orchestra. If I had any musical talent, this site would be great!
General Music Resources
Band
- American Band Masters Association (ABA)
- American School Band Directors Association (ASBDA)
- Army Bands Master Classes Free online master class each month
- Association of Concert Bands, Inc. For adult bands
- Audacity Free software: recording, editing sounds, playing tests, etc.
- Banddirector.com Articles by contributing authors
- Bassoon.org Resources and Information for Bassoonists
- Band Music of the Civil War Era Library of Congress
- Band World Magazine Journal for band instructors
- British Double Reed Society
- Bugle Calls from the US Army Bands
- The Clarinet Pages at Woodwind.org
- College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA)
- Concert Band Literature Annotated listing from the Un. of No. Dakota
- DCA - Drum Corps Associates
- DCI - Drum Corps International
- Drum Corps Repertoire Database Includes photos & discography list
- DCI - Drum Corps World
- Drum Lessons Database Online lessons from DrumBum
- 8notes.comFree sheet music downloads for all instruments
- GetLessonsNow.com Free online search for instructors
- The Horn Players' FAQ
- Hornplayer.net Huge resource base for horn players
- The Instrumentalist Magazine Practical & informative articles
- International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) No longer active nationally
- International Double Reed Society
- International Clarinet Association
- International Horn Society
- International Trombone Association (ITA)
- International Trumpet Guild (ITG)
- International Tuba Euphonium Association (ITEA)
- Jazz in America/Thelonius Monk Institute Public school jazz programs
- KJAZZ on-line radio Tune in right now to KKJZ 88.1 FM from California State University, Long Beach
- Larry Krantz Flute Page Has resources on Geoffrey Gilbert & James Galway
- Mallet Wrapping Guide Pdf download
- MARCHING.COM The best in high school marching bands. Current events & scores.
- Marching Arts Directory High school & college bands and drum corps directory
- Mark Shepard's Flute Page Facts on modern and folk flutes
- MENC Band Network Literature Lists and Open Forum featuring MENC mentors
- Metronome Online Virtual metronome and metronome links
- The Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference
- National Flute Association
- North American Saxophone Alliance
- Oboes for Idgetz For the "oboe-challenged". Great site for teachers of oboe students.
- Online Practice Record Free service for music students
- A Passion for Jazz Music commentary, history & education
- Pay the Piper For children & parents - taking up a musical instrument.
- Percussive Arts Society Service organization for percussionists
- Percussion Information Exercises for drums, timpani and mallet percussion
- Quickly! The Drum Assigner Free concert band percussion assignment software
- The R. Jones Trumpet Page
- Robert Strauch's Band Director Resources
- Sax on the Web
- International Saxophone Home Page
- On-line Saxophone Lessons by Ryan Fraser For beginner students & teachers of beginners
- School Band and Orchestra Magazine
- Smithsonian Jazz Preserves and promotes one of America's greatest art forms ~ Jazz
- Taps Bugler History of Taps and other bugle calls
- Tales From Band Camp Fun site for band students (and directors!). Includes weekly cartoons
- Transcribed Trumpet Solos Free downloadable jazz solos. Original transcriptions also accepted
- Online Trombone Journal Internest resource for and by trombonists
- Trombone Page of the World For Trombonists
- Trumpet Topics Lots of activities for trumpet players to improve their playing
- TubaNews.com For Tuba players
- TubaPeter.com Downloadable music and videos
- U.S. Army Bands Listening Room Downloadable recordings from the U.S. Army Bands
- What is Jazz? A four-lecture series by Dr. Billy Taylor
- WNUR-FM JazzWeb Jazz search
- The Woodwind Fingering Guide (Fingering Charts) All woodwind instruments
- World Association For Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE)
- World of Jazz Improvisation
- XtremeBrass.com The Ultimate Website for Brass Players!
- Young Band Repertoire List Recommended literature for young bands/Pdf download
ChorusMIDI, Mp3, Smartboard & Music Technology Integration Resources
1.) Stanton’s Sheet Music is a site that provides printable sheet music for Orchestra, Concert Band, Jazz, Marching Bang, Choral, Handbell, and General music.
2.) K-12 Resources for Music Educators is a valuable resource for music educators and students of all areas and educational levels. Regularly updated. For over fifteen years, the most visited and valued music education resource website available internationally. Carefully researched and commercial free.
3.) The Virtual Piano is a web based piano that you can play using the keyboard or mouse.
4.) The Music Resources Wiki is a great resource for finding other resources. I highly recommend seeing what you can find.
5.) KissTunes turns your computer keyboard into a virtual keyboard. You can record your tunes and then upload them to popular social media sites.
6.) MusicEdTech is a blog for teachers interested in integrating technology into music education. Valuable and updated resources and experiences are shared here regularly.
7.) MusicPLN is an online social network and professional learning network for music educators to share and discuss how they are teaching music education.
8.) Staff Notes is free printable staff paper that allows customizable options for you and your students who are interested in writing their own music.
9.) Royalty Free Music is a resource list of websites that provide music that is free to download and publish or use. Great for presentations.
10.)Monkey Machine is a free online drum machine for creating drum loops and providing rhythmic accompaniment for musicians.
11.)Inudge is a website to create music using nothing but your mouse. You can select different instruments and notes and create music.
12.)10 Online Resources Where You Can Learn to ReadMusic is a valuable resource that provides a link, image, and explanation of ten sites to learn how to read music. Great for your students struggling with this concept.
13.)I found this great blog post from the InTec InSights blog that contains several musical instrument interactives that would be great for classrooms with Interactive Whiteboards or Wireless Slates.
14.)The International Music Score Library Project is a music library to provide music scores free of charge to anyone with internet access, with several other projects in planning. IMSLP is also entirely collaborative, and all contributions are greatly welcome.
15.)Musictheory.net is a great website to find lessons, exercises, and tools for teaching music. Free Technology for Teachers has a great blog post about it, so I will point you there instead of reinventing the wheel.
16.)Songsterr is a website that provides visitors with the music sheets for popular music so that students can learn to play the popular songs out there. It also plays it on the music on the web as well so you can hear it at the same time.
17.)Weezic is a website where you can choose your instrument, pick and print your music, and then be accompanied by an entire orchestra. If I had any musical talent, this site would be great!